Court Decisions are made by the judicial branch of government. Those are the Federal Courts, including the Supreme Court in the case of the United States, the State Courts of Record in the case of individual States.
Other than the Justice of the Peace in some jurisdictions very few lower level "courts" can make a decision on the record. These lower courts rulings are not part of the Land Matters Court Decisions Collection.
Each of these courts have a limited set of subjects they can hear. It can be very important to understand what subjects of law a court can make a ruling on.
Searching by the parties involved or a specific ruling or court are a good way to finding a particular case.
It is up to the individual to understand his rights and
responsibilities under the law. We here at Land Matters are commited to providing the resources you need to learn just what those rights and responsibilities are.
Structure
The following structure is based on the realities of government structure in the United States. This structure may change over time as the different systems of law used in other countries are incorporated into the library.
The "separation of powers" implicit in the government structure means that each "branch" of government has it's place in the use and implementation of law.
We have broken down the law portion of the library to the Legislative, Executive and Judicial functions and added in some Law Resources tools to make it all easier to use and understand.
Laws are the acts of a seated legislature such as Congress or a State Legislature. Only elected representative can make law in the United States.
Courts Decisions are related to the lawfulness or meaning of legislative acts (laws). Court decisions do not make laws.
Regulations are the implementation or enforcement rules to be followed when the Executive branch carries out the laws passed by the Legislative branch. Only those laws that have been enacted by the legislature can be enforced. The Executive can not make laws.
Law Resources are tools to help you learn more about the subject of land law.
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